On 2003-12-30, Chris P Walker gave this Epiphone Bass Guitar a 3...(7231)
Purchase: Bought it in summer 2001 for £320 - I bought it for its looks and the fact that it had a stand (not that the stand is up to much really, but if you were serious about playing it as an upright 'Sting style' it would be easy to build a better one).
I wasn't going to buy it at first because of the painted on F hole, then read up on the original Gibson EB1 in a guitar encylopaedia and realised it was the original design and it was the quirky 'prototype' design that swung me
Pros: It looks fantastic! Its probably really suited more for jazz and straight blues/rock then anything, as its a straight copy of the 1950 version, and rock and roll hadn't been invented, let alone funk and all that 1980's twiddly stuff...
Cons: The only thing I would say is that it needs setting up proffesionaly upon purchase as I find the sound gets a bit muddy when the action is lowered. If you don't know what you're doing it can get a bit fiddly.
Also - that stand - pretty useless, and would probably collapse after a few stage gigs, but it would be simple to construct something more durable
Quality: Good quality, nice and solid, beautiful finish and nice to play. (Apart from the stand)
Summary: All in all - an unusual instrument, but probably more for the collector/enthusiast/'50's retro fan than for the beginner...
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